The DOJ / USDA workshop hearing on dairy market transparency, concentration and vertical integration was rescheduled from June 7 to June 25 in Madison, Wisconsin. DPAC's government relations consultant Denny Wolff (former PA Ag Secretary) has been invited to participate on behalf of DPAC to discuss market transparency and price discovery on the panel. U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, along with Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division Christine Varney will participate in a roundtable discussion to open the workshop.
Several DPAC board members will also travel to Wisconsin to meet with producer groups there on June 24 and to attend the DOJ / USDA workshop on June 25, where Wolff will present on behalf of DPAC